Top 10 Apple Podcasts — Top Shows (US) — April 22, 2026

The Joe Rogan Experience ranks #4 today, a slight dip from its historic peak but still a formidable draw with 4.1 million weekly listeners. Rogan’s three-hour conversations continue to dominate among male listeners aged 25-44, even as shorter shows creep ahead in total listens.

Good Hang with Amy Poehler debuts at #5, a major win for The Ringer. The show’s first-week chart entry already outperforms new launches from competitors like SmartLess, generating over 1.2 million unique listeners. Poehler’s casual, celebrity-interview format feels like a spontaneous conversation, and it fills a gap for listeners who want laughter without a plot, a niche that even #4-ranked Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend doesn’t fully cover with its structured segments.

The former Obama staffers keep their liberal base engaged with sharp analysis of the 2026 midterm landscape. Notably, their engagement rate is 40% higher than the average political podcast, and they outperformed Love Trapped in total listenership last week.

Love Trapped ranks #7, a scripted romance thriller from iHeartPodcasts and Glass Podcasts that has captured 650,000 weekly listeners. Its serialized story of a reality-television romance turned dark captivates those who crave narrative arcs without a daily commitment.

Mick Unplugged lands at #8, a motivational interview show from Realm that has quietly built a following of 510,000 regular listeners. Host Mick brings executives, athletes, and creators into frank conversations about failure and resilience, a genre still underserved in podcasting.

This Pushkin and iHeartPodcasts production breaks into the top ten by making corporate innovation culture accessible, attracting over 1.2 million weekly downloads from tech workers and aspiring founders. By consistently ranking higher than Up First's more generic news approach, it proves niche business content can rival mainstream appeal.

Its morning release and neutral tone make it a standard for listeners who want headlines without analysis, with 4.1 million daily active users. While it trails Smart Talks with IBM by one spot, its concise format and proven consistency—over 2,500 episodes produced since 2017—cement its value as a trusted briefing.